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it happened in morning in lortin, virginia. we're told in the last minutes of her life, she helped save the lives of three of her other kids. fox5's will thomas has the latest from the scene. >> reporter: the community of neighbors out here consider themselves more like family members, and they are mourning the loss of three of their own. in fact, a memorial is growing right outside the scene of the fire, neighbors stopping by to pay their final respects, and some of those neighbors have provided photos of the memories they all shared together. let's give you a look. 24--year-old ali anderson holding her 2 month old daughter here, was seen handing her children out of a second story window one by one to children out of a second story window one by one to an uncle below. her 8-year-old daughter, 6 month old son and baby girl made it out alive. neighbors say she went back for n6 month old son and baby girl made it out alive. neighbors say she went back for the youngest boys, 5-year-old solomon and 3-year-old alfonso, but they were
it happened in morning in lortin, virginia. we're told in the last minutes of her life, she helped save the lives of three of her other kids. fox5's will thomas has the latest from the scene. >> reporter: the community of neighbors out here consider themselves more like family members, and they are mourning the loss of three of their own. in fact, a memorial is growing right outside the scene of the fire, neighbors stopping by to pay their final respects, and some of those neighbors have...
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what about virginia? >> reporter: there have been proposals. as of now, cell phone use is only banned for those that are younger than 18 and school bus drivers. >> okay, we'll be watching and waiting. thank you very much, sherri ly. >>> and an emergency landing caught on camera. take a look. federal transportation officials are looking into what caused the landing gear on this delta connection flight to malfunction, forcing the plane to make a -- and this is cell phone video from the passenger and you can see the sparks there flying. one of the wings dragging along the tarmac. the flight operated by atlantic southeast airlines is travelling from atlanta to white plains when the pilot discovered the mechanical problems. >> and they kept saying keep your head down, we're going to make an emergency landing. they must have balanced it on one wheel and seized it over to the wing and that is -- he did a great job. i was nervous there for a minute. >> and wow. after landing, the passengers praised the pilot and crew for the actions and fortunately, no
what about virginia? >> reporter: there have been proposals. as of now, cell phone use is only banned for those that are younger than 18 and school bus drivers. >> okay, we'll be watching and waiting. thank you very much, sherri ly. >>> and an emergency landing caught on camera. take a look. federal transportation officials are looking into what caused the landing gear on this delta connection flight to malfunction, forcing the plane to make a -- and this is cell phone...
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virginia, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> -- . >> days passed. >> yeah. >> and the high was 84 degrees and we'll full quickly. and shocking when you go outside. >> i know. >> and hate to see it slipping away and on a cool night, it's see enjoyable and that will be another real comfortable night as mainly clear skies and had a deck of clouds and a blowoff from some of the storms that they had and in the kept city area, may be you saw that last night and we could use the rain here and that is not in the cars for us and we'll have another cool evening. and wednesday looks delightful, september is delivering for us and we have a new storm and we have igor, julia and carl. we have a chance of a few showers in the forecast and looks like friday morning and not looking as good as yesterday and we need some rain and terribly dry around here. cooler than yesterday. dulles, 81; bwi marshal, 80 and mostly in the 70s at this hour and frederick is hanging in there at 81. fredericksburg, 82; d.c., 77; cooler near the water and baltimore at 76 degrees and good voting water, for sure and hope you got out
virginia, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> -- . >> days passed. >> yeah. >> and the high was 84 degrees and we'll full quickly. and shocking when you go outside. >> i know. >> and hate to see it slipping away and on a cool night, it's see enjoyable and that will be another real comfortable night as mainly clear skies and had a deck of clouds and a blowoff from some of the storms that they had and in the kept city area, may be you saw that last night and we could...
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>> yes, sir. >> that is 33 year elias abuelazam, an israeli citizen, with ties to northern virginia. he is being arraigned in print, michigan. he is facing four new charges. authorities say he stabbed and killed five men and wounded at lost 13 others. investigators still do not have a motive. >> i want to ask somebody, just why? what went wrong at the point where he had to just start stabbing innocent people. >> we suspect that he was preying on vulnerable african- american men trying to take their lives and destroy them. >> now, looseburg police are also looking at abuelazam as a possible suspect in a deadly stabbing from last year. >>> the doctor who was shot at johns hopkins hospital last week is in good condition. dr.david cohen's family issued a statement saying they appreciate all of the support but now they want privacy so cohen can heal. police say paul pardus shot him in the stomach aafter the doctor told him about his condition. >>> actress lipped say lohan will be back in court this week as a judge considers whether she violated her probation. the judge had issued a warran
>> yes, sir. >> that is 33 year elias abuelazam, an israeli citizen, with ties to northern virginia. he is being arraigned in print, michigan. he is facing four new charges. authorities say he stabbed and killed five men and wounded at lost 13 others. investigators still do not have a motive. >> i want to ask somebody, just why? what went wrong at the point where he had to just start stabbing innocent people. >> we suspect that he was preying on vulnerable african-...
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. >>> virginia governor bob mcdowell is just one of several virginia lawmakers who is demanding answers from the pentagon about closing the joint forces command in north virginia. gates announced the closure last month. they have met with pentagon officials but have not gotten the answers they wanted. randy forbes will be on capitol hill to discuss the forums of the can't. >>> there are doubts about a man's story. the details coming up a little lit. we'll be back in a moment. >>> one of the big stories we're following this morning, u.s. missile strikes in pakistan disrupting terror plot in european cities. the missile strikes were in the taliban region. the c.i.a. is following leads that al- qaeda was planning attacks. and nato is confirming that an al-qaeda leader was killed. drone campaign in pakistan has intensified. there have been 20 this month. the attacks across europe has put police on alert. >>> police evacuated the eifel tower after somebody phoned in a bomb threat. the second in a number of weeks. >>> an execution is on hold this morning in a dispute over legal standard
. >>> virginia governor bob mcdowell is just one of several virginia lawmakers who is demanding answers from the pentagon about closing the joint forces command in north virginia. gates announced the closure last month. they have met with pentagon officials but have not gotten the answers they wanted. randy forbes will be on capitol hill to discuss the forums of the can't. >>> there are doubts about a man's story. the details coming up a little lit. we'll be back in a moment....
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you will be able to see that across the carolinas, right up into virginia -- can we take a look at view? is that possible? there we go. you can see the rain that has to get into the washington area. we're not done yet. i think it will be raining heavy at times. things will start it taper off a little butt at noon. temperatures, 68 at reagan national. 59 in hagerstown. the worst conditions will be between about right now and 11:00 this morning. then things will start it quiet down. windy at times. wind out of the northeast 10 to 15, gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour touring periods today, particularly in thunderstorm activity. more on the weather in just a moment. we'll see if the tornado warning gets extended as well. >> i know it will be a busy morning for you all. the tropical storm marching up the cove is our big story. we'll talk more about that in just a second. >>> we do want to talk to julie to see how roads are looking. i came through lots of water just pooling on the roads. >> absolutely. a good amount of rain in gaithersburg but once i hit the beltway at connecticut avenue, it w
you will be able to see that across the carolinas, right up into virginia -- can we take a look at view? is that possible? there we go. you can see the rain that has to get into the washington area. we're not done yet. i think it will be raining heavy at times. things will start it taper off a little butt at noon. temperatures, 68 at reagan national. 59 in hagerstown. the worst conditions will be between about right now and 11:00 this morning. then things will start it quiet down. windy at...
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the last woman to die in virginia was a 17-year-old virginian. she was put to death in the electric chair in 1912. >>> police have made an arrest in the murder of a d.c. waiter and college student neil godleski. he was shot to death while riding home from work last month. police believe the killer was 17-year-old eric foreman. he was 16 at the time of the killing. >>> the district's presumptive next mayor sat for a much- anticipated meeting with michelle rhee yesterday. rhee kept quiet but gray announced the meeting was productive although no decisions have been made about rhee's future. >> the chancellor and i just finished what i think was a very product yugoslav meeting. i think one of the things we both agree upon is that we want the best for our kids in the district of columbia. we will have those conversations in a later discussion. we did not talk about chancellor rhee staying or going. >> convincement gray maps to meet with michelle rhee in the next couple of week and says no personnel decisions will be announced until after the election.
the last woman to die in virginia was a 17-year-old virginian. she was put to death in the electric chair in 1912. >>> police have made an arrest in the murder of a d.c. waiter and college student neil godleski. he was shot to death while riding home from work last month. police believe the killer was 17-year-old eric foreman. he was 16 at the time of the killing. >>> the district's presumptive next mayor sat for a much- anticipated meeting with michelle rhee yesterday. rhee...
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>>> barring any last-minute changes, the commonwealth of virginia is set to execute a woman for the first time in 100 years. >> fox investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire that took the life of a mother and her two children. >>> we are live on capitol hill with more on what you need to know about important changes in health care reform. fox 5 morning news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> it is thursday, september 23rd, 2010 as we take a live look over wisconsin avenue this morning. you will notice when you step outside it is definitely hotter and stickier than it has been over the past couple of days. good morning. thank you for waking one fox 5 morning news. i'm sarah simmons in for gurvir. >> we'll give a chance to give back. we are teaming up with mix 107.3 for a fundraiser to help the children's national medical center. today, we are holding a radiothon. if you would like to donate, can you do so in a couple of ways. can you call the number on your screen or you can e-mail or go online. our tony perkins is down there. we'll check in with him in a couple of minute
>>> barring any last-minute changes, the commonwealth of virginia is set to execute a woman for the first time in 100 years. >> fox investigators are still trying to figure out what started a fire that took the life of a mother and her two children. >>> we are live on capitol hill with more on what you need to know about important changes in health care reform. fox 5 morning news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> it is thursday, september 23rd, 2010 as we take a...
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in virginia, 395 across the 14th street bridge, there is good-bye a change in the traffic pattern. everybody shifted to the right as you continue across the potomac headed for the southeast-southwest freeway. can you still make this exit here that would lead you on to the bw parkway and head on to the memorial bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headlines this morning, a dogfight in adams morgan. two dogs really got into it during the annual adams morgan day this past weekend. a police officer opened fire killing a pit bull mix. now, that pit's own are are claims the officer was the one out of control. fox 5's paul wagner has the update. gentleman sushi is recuperating at hem. he is laid up with a couple of broken bones in his right paw. >> he got stitches and he has two broken bones that we don't foe yet if he is going to need surgery or not. >> reporter: sheila martin silva says she had just left the brass knox when her bichon was taxed by pit bull mix. >> i saw when the dog turned around that he was like aggressive and something was going on. >> repo
in virginia, 395 across the 14th street bridge, there is good-bye a change in the traffic pattern. everybody shifted to the right as you continue across the potomac headed for the southeast-southwest freeway. can you still make this exit here that would lead you on to the bw parkway and head on to the memorial bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> making headlines this morning, a dogfight in adams morgan. two dogs really got into it during the annual adams morgan...
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davis was actually paul warren pardus, age 50 of arlington, virginia. they say he pulled a semiautomatic pistol from his pants and shot the physician in the stomach. >> the doctor collapsed just outside the doorway of the room and mr. davis was last seen running into the room, brandishing the handgun in the direction of his mother who was confined to the bed. >> reporter: fox news and the baltimore sun are identifying the wounded physician as david cohen, an orthopedic surgeon. >> he was talking and everything like that and i mean he looked -- he appears to be fine to me. >> reporter: meantime nobody knew for certain what was happening inside room 873. >> my boss came running in and he told me exactly what happened, that there was a guy running around with a gun and to stay put. >> reporter: the crisis was over around 1:30. >> we were able to see that mr. davis was down on the floor suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and that his mother was also unresponsive in her bed. >> reporter: police calling it a murder suicide. now the alleged gunman's moth
davis was actually paul warren pardus, age 50 of arlington, virginia. they say he pulled a semiautomatic pistol from his pants and shot the physician in the stomach. >> the doctor collapsed just outside the doorway of the room and mr. davis was last seen running into the room, brandishing the handgun in the direction of his mother who was confined to the bed. >> reporter: fox news and the baltimore sun are identifying the wounded physician as david cohen, an orthopedic surgeon....
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it is busy in virginia, northbound i-95. check out the hov lanes headed north of route one up towards lorton. accident blocking the left lane of two. still busy doing some guard rail repair. outer loop. beltway, route 7 in tyson checking for an accident possibly involving a tractor- trailer. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> southwest airlines could soon be flying out of reagan national airport. the discount carrier agreed to a billion dollar deal to buy airtran airlines securing its nine gates at reagan. matt ackland breaks done what this means. >> reporter: it already caries more passengers than any american airline and now with this deal, southwest airlines will take over another low-cost airline, increasing its presence in the northeast and atlanta. >> we are all viced. this one kind of caught us off balance. it had been rumored if a long time. >> reporter: airline expert darryl jenkins says southwest went after airtran because of its presence in airports that are nearly impossible to acquir
it is busy in virginia, northbound i-95. check out the hov lanes headed north of route one up towards lorton. accident blocking the left lane of two. still busy doing some guard rail repair. outer loop. beltway, route 7 in tyson checking for an accident possibly involving a tractor- trailer. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> southwest airlines could soon be flying out of reagan national airport. the discount carrier agreed to a billion dollar deal to...
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also in virginia, 66 looking good no problems reported 50 to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a faster trip just one of the many promises that amtrak is making to passengers. amtrak unveiled a plan that is so far reaching that it is even expected to make air travel less congested. the 0-year vision calls if a new set of track from boston to d.c. there would be hubs in new york, philly, baltimore and the district. the trip would be much shorter with trains rocketing at 220 miles per hour. new york to washington, 95 minutes instead of two hours and 42 minutes. through the projected increase in ridership would mean fewer people flying between the cities amtrak sevens. the catch is that the project is expected to cost $117 billion not a peppy is funded yet. >>> texting or talking while driving has been blamed for countless accidents i'm new study shows that cell phone bans might not help. researchs are study four states with bans. they found accidents went up in three of those states. the highway loss data institute doesn't know wh
also in virginia, 66 looking good no problems reported 50 to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a faster trip just one of the many promises that amtrak is making to passengers. amtrak unveiled a plan that is so far reaching that it is even expected to make air travel less congested. the 0-year vision calls if a new set of track from boston to d.c. there would be hubs in new york, philly, baltimore and the district. the trip would be much shorter with trains...
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virginia is up by 7. they find bailie for the score. 10-10, 173 yards and three tds just to start the game. the third quarter maryland is trying to mount a come back down 28-7. he hit smith in stride. that is good for an 80-yard td but just not enough today. maryland falls to west virginia 31-17. >>> elsewhere virginia tech beat east carolina 49-27. uva was off. they had a buy week. navy highlights and virginia tech highlights all sorts of stuff coming up on the long version of the extra. >> a super-sized. >> dust off your ugg boots for hockey. >> i almost thought about putting them on. >> just put on skates for that. >> thanks, lindsay. >> yes. >> thanks, lindsay. >>> we will talk about another lindsay. this one is headed back to the slam he were. still ahead. no, lindsay lohan, of course. what did she do now that landed to the n more jail time. public. hear what that is coming up. [ music ] cun ayausutp ay ring ring. progresso. everyday i eat your soups instead of going out to lunch, i save a lot of mon
virginia is up by 7. they find bailie for the score. 10-10, 173 yards and three tds just to start the game. the third quarter maryland is trying to mount a come back down 28-7. he hit smith in stride. that is good for an 80-yard td but just not enough today. maryland falls to west virginia 31-17. >>> elsewhere virginia tech beat east carolina 49-27. uva was off. they had a buy week. navy highlights and virginia tech highlights all sorts of stuff coming up on the long version of the...
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fabs tried to help but couldn't get inside because the fire was too intense. >>> virginia executed a woman last night, the first time that's been done in 98 years. 41-year-old teresa lewis died by lethal injection at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. the families of her victims attended the execution. lewis pled guilty to plotting the murders of her husband and stepson but her lawyers questioned her competence because of her low i. q. officials say she entered the death chamber on her own and apologized to the victim's sister. >> the execution of teresa lewis has been carried out in the manner as prescribed by the laws of the commonwealth of virginia. death was pronounced at 9:13 p.m. there were no complications. >> tonight the machinery of death in virginia extinguished the beautiful child-like and loving human spirit of teresa lewis. >> her lawyers say lewis was borderline mentally disabled and supporters claim she was a changed woman who her prisoners and religious songs, allison. >>> a police chase in district heights maryland ended if the district with shots fire.
fabs tried to help but couldn't get inside because the fire was too intense. >>> virginia executed a woman last night, the first time that's been done in 98 years. 41-year-old teresa lewis died by lethal injection at the greensville correctional center in jarrett. the families of her victims attended the execution. lewis pled guilty to plotting the murders of her husband and stepson but her lawyers questioned her competence because of her low i. q. officials say she entered the death...
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. >>> plus, a virginia man found tied up and shot to death in his own home and police think this is what sparked the deadly dispute. >>> should be another beautiful day. got a little bit of cloud cover out there at this hour but a lot of sunshine in the forecast along with breezy conditions and julie wright will be in with a look at your on-time traffic. she has the latest for you as well coming up after the break. ♪ hey, look, it's grandma! oh, she's early. no...on the counter. [ female announcer ] art projects in the kitchen? bring it. i think you forgot her glasses. [ both giggling ] [ doorbell rings ] [ female announcer ] trust new bounty. the bounty with a little extra softness. in this lab test, new bounty extra soft leaves this surface three times cleaner than a dishcloth. and it's really durable. so all that's left behind are the smiles. new bounty extra soft. and try bounty napkins. >>> take a look at this. it is hard to remember when we were enjoying such beautiful weather but seven months ago, we were still snowed in from the blizzard of 2010. snow-covered side streets threa
. >>> plus, a virginia man found tied up and shot to death in his own home and police think this is what sparked the deadly dispute. >>> should be another beautiful day. got a little bit of cloud cover out there at this hour but a lot of sunshine in the forecast along with breezy conditions and julie wright will be in with a look at your on-time traffic. she has the latest for you as well coming up after the break. ♪ hey, look, it's grandma! oh, she's early. no...on the...
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today's questions comes from 14- year-old chris in stafford, virginia. he asks, although it could be a woman, a girl. so he or she asks, i notice that once igor developed an eye t stayed if a while and then closed up again. i also observed this in hurricane danielle and hurricane earl. why does this happen? is there a name for it? also, whenever a hurricane is fully developed, i notice what likes feather is on the outside of the storm. why do hurricanes do this? good questions, chris. someone would is very observe and. all right. we'll talk about the eye wall first. very observant. yes, these eye walls, especially with the bigger hurricanes, in fact, primarily with the bigger hurricanes, they drop, you see them and they break down and then a new one develops. this is called the eye wall replacement cycle. tucker knows a lot about this as well. this is something -- tucker, i'm correct in saying this occurs mainly with the big storms, right? >> major hurricanes. >> we are seeing more and more major hurricanes, scientists have more opportunities to observe
today's questions comes from 14- year-old chris in stafford, virginia. he asks, although it could be a woman, a girl. so he or she asks, i notice that once igor developed an eye t stayed if a while and then closed up again. i also observed this in hurricane danielle and hurricane earl. why does this happen? is there a name for it? also, whenever a hurricane is fully developed, i notice what likes feather is on the outside of the storm. why do hurricanes do this? good questions, chris. someone...
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. >>> also ahead, a virginia man found tied up and shot to death in his own home. police say it is the result after deadly dispute, all over a speed bump. we'll explain why. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> we'll take a look at tower cam this morning on this tuesday morning. it is september 14. i'm sarah similar monday in for gurvir. let's get a check of our weather with tony perkins right now. beautiful day outside. >> great morning. great day today. we'll see fine weather conditions. i think the only feature of note will be some breezy conditions later on today. let's take a look. we'll show you the current temperatures around the region as we are in in the 50s and 60s. mostly in the 60s right now. your wind are light at this hour. out of the south at six milespe they will shift to out of the northwest a little bit later on today. barometric pressure is steady. here is a look at the sat rad. not a lot to show you. no precipitation nor do i expect to see any today. we'll see mostly sunny skies i think for the bulk. day today. at least partly sunny skies
. >>> also ahead, a virginia man found tied up and shot to death in his own home. police say it is the result after deadly dispute, all over a speed bump. we'll explain why. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> we'll take a look at tower cam this morning on this tuesday morning. it is september 14. i'm sarah similar monday in for gurvir. let's get a check of our weather with tony perkins right now. beautiful day outside. >> great morning. great day today. we'll...
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beach area this morning for virginia beach, norfolk and the eastern city of chesapeake. so that is a tornado warning in effect down to our south and east. now, let's get to hd radar. i just want to mention while we are atalking about these tornado watches that are in effect, this is how widespread the system is. tornado watch is in effect for portions of the district of columbia, delaware, maryland, new jersey and the costal waters. we are particular will you currented about our friends in anne arundel county, calvert county, places like that where they continue to see -- look at annapolis, right now under the gun. cape st. clair under the gun with very heavy rain. they just keep getting the heavy rain. it has been consistent there. other parts of the area, you have heavy rain and lighter amounts of rainfall. most of the washington area is getting heavy rain. all of the areas in yellow and orange that you see, getting heavy rain. bethesda, mclean, vienna, arlington. that is what we're watching this morning. right now, current conditions being reported at reagan national
beach area this morning for virginia beach, norfolk and the eastern city of chesapeake. so that is a tornado warning in effect down to our south and east. now, let's get to hd radar. i just want to mention while we are atalking about these tornado watches that are in effect, this is how widespread the system is. tornado watch is in effect for portions of the district of columbia, delaware, maryland, new jersey and the costal waters. we are particular will you currented about our friends in anne...
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., maryland and virginia coming up. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. >>> and good morning. thank you for staying with us. i'm gurvir dhindsa, filling in for steve today. >> i'm allison seymour. the loss of a hollywood legend, actor tony curtis has died at the age of 85. we'll look back at his career in just a moment. >>> first let's take a look outside. it is the story we're dealing with right now. straight up 7:00 and tony perkins is on the desk with you and a very busy man today, both he and tucker. what is going on, tony? >> we continue to see moderate to heavy rainfall move through the area. we have a variety of warnings and watches in effect at this time. i'll let you know first of all that the tornado warning that was in effect for portions of maryland has been taken down now. it's been allowed to expire. that tornado warning that was in effect for portions of maryland. now let's look at hd radar and we'll show you where the heavy precipitation is as we speak. and as we've been seeing all morning long,
., maryland and virginia coming up. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. >>> and good morning. thank you for staying with us. i'm gurvir dhindsa, filling in for steve today. >> i'm allison seymour. the loss of a hollywood legend, actor tony curtis has died at the age of 85. we'll look back at his career in just a moment. >>> first let's take a look outside. it is the story we're dealing with right now. straight up 7:00 and tony perkins is on the desk with you and...
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let me move you into virginia. 66 gridlocked now out of manassas headed into centreville. inhe loop of the beltway, telegraph road for the crash. inbound dulles toll road in the airport lanes at hunter mill road for the accident. airport lanes are currently blocked. left lane in the main line is blocked with fire and rescue responding. 95 jammed up badly out of falmouth. in the service road at dale city, there is an accident with only the left lane able to squeeze through. 395 delays continuing in springfield. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you so much. >>> tony is back. what is going on gentleman just came down during the last minute i'm tornado warning in effect. i was showing you those areas to the east. take a look at hd radar. tornado warning now in effect until 7:00 a.m. for southeastern calvert county in southern maryland and eastern st. mary's county in southern maryland. doppler radar indicates a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near st. mary's city. the storm is moving to the north at 40 miles per hour. locations that cou
let me move you into virginia. 66 gridlocked now out of manassas headed into centreville. inhe loop of the beltway, telegraph road for the crash. inbound dulles toll road in the airport lanes at hunter mill road for the accident. airport lanes are currently blocked. left lane in the main line is blocked with fire and rescue responding. 95 jammed up badly out of falmouth. in the service road at dale city, there is an accident with only the left lane able to squeeze through. 395 delays continuing...
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trouble in virginia. this is 359 just north of duke street. two-car fender bender with no help on the scene yet. that is keeping out brake as you travel northbound trying to head north up towards seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> time right now is 7:36. 70degrees out there. still ahead on this friday morning, we'll check out family friendery weekend events. >> and fay lot of people, the weekend is based on sunday's redskins game. the skins looking to complete the texas two-step against houston and pull off something they have not done in nearly 15 years. timothy mcveigh ross joins us -- dave ross join us for the friday football forecast coming up next >>> clinton portis trying to make light of some comments he made earlier by taping his mouth closed in front of the assembled media on tuesday, he weighed in on female members of the media in the locker room which was sparked by the ongoing allegations by a mexican report are who said she was made to feel uncomfortable at a new york jets practice laste
trouble in virginia. this is 359 just north of duke street. two-car fender bender with no help on the scene yet. that is keeping out brake as you travel northbound trying to head north up towards seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> time right now is 7:36. 70degrees out there. still ahead on this friday morning, we'll check out family friendery weekend events. >> and fay lot of people, the weekend is based on sunday's redskins game....
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virginia sales tax holiday for energy star and water sense products runs from october 8th through the 11th and to get this discount they have to cost $2,500 or less. they include refrigerators, washing machines and that's not all. you can see the list of all eligible appliances on www.myfoxdc.com. just click on web links. >>> rainy day out there, rainy night for some people. >> yeah. not everyone will get the heavy rain, but boy did we need this rain and it's quite the beginning of a pattern change, too, where we've had high pressure dominating giving us our real hot summer. this changes things up a bit, a great looking live picture out at d.c. you can see the low clouds hanging, although we are not getting much rain, if any, out of the low clouds tonight, but it's been an interesting sky. most of the rain at this hour is on the eastern shore in the delmarva in particular. let's start with radar so you can see where some of that heavier stuff is now moving up from south to north. this will continue throughout the night but again that's about the only spot. another new batch of rain wi
virginia sales tax holiday for energy star and water sense products runs from october 8th through the 11th and to get this discount they have to cost $2,500 or less. they include refrigerators, washing machines and that's not all. you can see the list of all eligible appliances on www.myfoxdc.com. just click on web links. >>> rainy day out there, rainy night for some people. >> yeah. not everyone will get the heavy rain, but boy did we need this rain and it's quite the beginning...
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in virginia not so bad. it is busy 66 slow in manassas. 7100 to 23 and the beltway. >> that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> new this morning, a police chase started in district heights maryland ended in the district with shots fired. police were chasing suspects accused of an armed carjacking on silver hill road. a honda and toyota avalon will involved. the suspects in the honda bailed out at g street and southeast. nobody was hurt. two suspects were arrested. police are look for the burgundy toyota avalon with maryland license plates. >>> as many as 16 people have been forced from their homes because of a massive fire in their virginia subdivision. the blaze broke out around 3:30 yesterday afternoon along tillett loop in manassas. two people suffered minor injuries. three homes were destroyed. it's not clear what started this fire. investigators believe the fire started in the middle house and quickly spread in both directions. >> the heat and the wind drove the fire from one building to the ne
in virginia not so bad. it is busy 66 slow in manassas. 7100 to 23 and the beltway. >> that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >>> new this morning, a police chase started in district heights maryland ended in the district with shots fired. police were chasing suspects accused of an armed carjacking on silver hill road. a honda and toyota avalon will involved. the suspects in the honda bailed out at g street and southeast. nobody was hurt. two suspects were arrested. police...
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there are clouds in southern virginia, but we're cloud-free. there are rain showers moving into the plains and then along the coastal regions of texas. that is about it. your forecast for today and the next five days, high today about 80 degrees with lots of sunshine. and then tomorrow tack on 10 degrees to that, 90 degrees. >> can i get one more? >> how about on thursday. 91, hot and humid. saturday a chance of scattered showers. you see we've put a possible late shower on wednesday, not a very good chance of that and it is primarily well out to the west. but we wanted to see some rain on there so we put it there. >> i have to tell you, tony, i'm okay with it. because i'm not ready to let it all go yet. i'm cool with that. >> i'm completely understand. and i know julie agrees. >> so julie wants mother nature to drop a couple of these days in january. >> i have no problem exchanging my christmas tree for a palm tree. santa can come in shorts any time he wants -- okay, well maybe not shorts but nonetheless. >>> on the beltway, it's a ten mile ba
there are clouds in southern virginia, but we're cloud-free. there are rain showers moving into the plains and then along the coastal regions of texas. that is about it. your forecast for today and the next five days, high today about 80 degrees with lots of sunshine. and then tomorrow tack on 10 degrees to that, 90 degrees. >> can i get one more? >> how about on thursday. 91, hot and humid. saturday a chance of scattered showers. you see we've put a possible late shower on...
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. >>> a shark attack in virginia beach. a local teenager nearly loses his leg. he was surfing with his friends friday when the shark took two bites of his left leg at the knee or ankle. it was a bull shark or a sand shark that attacked him, but no one knows for sure. >> the weather is not so bad today. just a few leftover puddles after some early morning rain. there is one righteous the studios. a lot of people out and about this afternoon before the next round of rain moves into the region. let's send it down to gwen tall bart live in the weather. tolbart in the weather center. >> we have some heavy rainfall moving in will across the area. we do need the rain, however. but with it looks like we could possibly see some storms. a quick look at the doppler radar for you. can you see we have rainfall to the east and west. eastern, western virginia. north central maryland seeing a little bit of activity coming through. it is only going to increase as we move into there tonight. 63 at national. we have 64 at dulles and 62 at baltimore. and for tonight, we are talking
. >>> a shark attack in virginia beach. a local teenager nearly loses his leg. he was surfing with his friends friday when the shark took two bites of his left leg at the knee or ankle. it was a bull shark or a sand shark that attacked him, but no one knows for sure. >> the weather is not so bad today. just a few leftover puddles after some early morning rain. there is one righteous the studios. a lot of people out and about this afternoon before the next round of rain moves into...
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levy from northern virginia. doctor, good to have you. >> good morning. >> and we hear people talking about cholesterol and levels and getting checked. before we talk about what we should do, let's look at what we should look for. how does cholesterol effect us and what do we worry about. >> people think it's a dirty word. but we need the cholesterol and the lipids to help us with metabolism for normal functions. but there is good and bad cholesterol and the problem is the bad cholesterol or what we call the ldl cholesterol is a significant risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, the build-up of junk inside the arteries that can lead to heart attacks or stroke. >> so the blood doesn't flow as well. >> it's not quite so simple. >> i like to keep it simple. >> but think about it like the pipes in your house, and if junk fills up, things don't flow well and the blood supply is interrupted to the heart, that means a heart attack and if it's interrupted to the brain, that's a stroke. and it is compl
levy from northern virginia. doctor, good to have you. >> good morning. >> and we hear people talking about cholesterol and levels and getting checked. before we talk about what we should do, let's look at what we should look for. how does cholesterol effect us and what do we worry about. >> people think it's a dirty word. but we need the cholesterol and the lipids to help us with metabolism for normal functions. but there is good and bad cholesterol and the problem is the bad...
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abuelazam is suspected in three attacks in leesburg, virginia this year, two of them with a knife, the third with a hammer. all of the victims survived. they are also looking at abuelazam as a possible suspect in a deadly stabbing last year. >>> following a massive fire underneath a new york bridge. the flames burning the wooden pilings under the 138th street bridge this afternoon. check out this thick plume of smoke coming from that area. the fire shut down commuter rail service between manhattan and the northern suburbs for more than two hours. the rail service was back up and running in time for tonight's rush-hour. investigators don't know what started the fire. >>> a developing story out of utah, where a machine gun fire at a national guard rage sparked a huge wildfire. three homes destroyed. crews working to save other houses right now. they have made some progress containing the flames but they warn the fires could rage out of control when the winds pick up again tonight and then tomorrow. at least 1600 homes have been evacuated, some people barely had time to get out. >> i coul
abuelazam is suspected in three attacks in leesburg, virginia this year, two of them with a knife, the third with a hammer. all of the victims survived. they are also looking at abuelazam as a possible suspect in a deadly stabbing last year. >>> following a massive fire underneath a new york bridge. the flames burning the wooden pilings under the 138th street bridge this afternoon. check out this thick plume of smoke coming from that area. the fire shut down commuter rail service...
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in virginia, we've got man as at 66. -- baltimore is at 67 degrees. gaithersburg, 63. the winds are out of the north as a cold front has come through this morning and going to give us slightly cooler temperatures for today after yesterday's high of about 85 degrees. here is a look at the satellite- radar. let me show you igor. not often we show you our local sat-rad and we see a hurricane in that image. it is offshore. not going to make landfall along the east coast of the united states but it is producing large swells, strong, high tides and rip currents along the east coast. it is recommendedded that people do not go out in the water and swim because of the dangerous conditions out there. the hurricane itself remains well offshore and is tracking to the northeast. a couple of clouds have come through with that fronted. more clouds up in the northwestern skies but for the most part, we'll see clear skies an lots of sunshine for today. so your forecast looks like this. a few early clouds becoming sunny, beautiful afternoon. 80degrees for your high. for your five-day fo
in virginia, we've got man as at 66. -- baltimore is at 67 degrees. gaithersburg, 63. the winds are out of the north as a cold front has come through this morning and going to give us slightly cooler temperatures for today after yesterday's high of about 85 degrees. here is a look at the satellite- radar. let me show you igor. not often we show you our local sat-rad and we see a hurricane in that image. it is offshore. not going to make landfall along the east coast of the united states but it...
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winchester, virginia, is at 62 degrees. satellite radar composite for the area, a few clouds moving through, but has made for some pretty pictures this morning since the sun started coming up. a few clouds here and there. mostly clear skies. a few clouds this morning and then sunshine through the bulk of the day. your forecast for today looks like this: mostly sunny skies, breezy at times, high of about 82 degrees. and when i say breezy, that's winds 10-15 miles per hour and could gust up to 20-25 miles per hour. >> i have to pick on you because i pulled in this morning and parked next to tony and i thought you have to be kidding me. with everything you said in the off season and you go to one game and now your car is completely blinged out. >> but most of my concern over the off season has been about one particular redskin. but i'm just very excited about this season. >> i can tell you are. well i hope you keep those on there the rest of the season. >> we'll see. >>> julie wright, what is going on in traffic world? >> does
winchester, virginia, is at 62 degrees. satellite radar composite for the area, a few clouds moving through, but has made for some pretty pictures this morning since the sun started coming up. a few clouds here and there. mostly clear skies. a few clouds this morning and then sunshine through the bulk of the day. your forecast for today looks like this: mostly sunny skies, breezy at times, high of about 82 degrees. and when i say breezy, that's winds 10-15 miles per hour and could gust up to...
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cooler off to the forth and west, 52 degrees in pittsburgh. 72 down in norfolk, virginia. and 73 in cape hatteras. we'll ring out this tropical storm headed our way with the cool temperatures. it's like a sponge and it will squeeze moisture across the mid- atlantic over the next couple of days. today, no problems. clouds increase. could be a few late-day showers. the main event overnight and into tomorrow. this is a one-two combination. the first part is across the carolinas moving north and it will draw with it the tropical storm. look at florida right now. a lot of tropical storm and they are expecting up to a foot of rain across southeast sections of florida later today and that's moving in our direction. so we have a flood watch for later tonight. that's right, a flash flood watch tonight and into tomorrow. where we are expecting heavy rain and temperatures in the mid-70s and then friday, saturday and sunday much quieter. and then cool by saturday and sunday with highs only around 70. >> that rain. i heard on the radio show that coach thompson was saying that alligator
cooler off to the forth and west, 52 degrees in pittsburgh. 72 down in norfolk, virginia. and 73 in cape hatteras. we'll ring out this tropical storm headed our way with the cool temperatures. it's like a sponge and it will squeeze moisture across the mid- atlantic over the next couple of days. today, no problems. clouds increase. could be a few late-day showers. the main event overnight and into tomorrow. this is a one-two combination. the first part is across the carolinas moving north and it...
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. >>> a virginia community is mourning tonight after the sudden death of a star high school football player. austin trenum was found unresponsive at his home this morning. went to district high school in nokesville. a cause of death was not confirmed but they tell fox 5 the death does not appear to be accidental. >> he of the one person that everybody was friends -- he was the one person that everybody was friends. with he was funny and could pretty much make everybody laugh and feel better in an instant. it's hard. everybody is taking it hard. >> austin's family released a statement saying in part austin was a wonderful son, brother and grandson. he was deeply loved by his family and highly respected by his teammates, friends and classmates. funeral arrangements are being made. >>> president obama said it flat out, d.c. schools are not good enough for his daughters. that's right after his secretary of education complimented schools chancellor michelle rhee on the job she's done. fox 5's roby chavez has more. >> the d.c. school system is now front and center in the current national e
. >>> a virginia community is mourning tonight after the sudden death of a star high school football player. austin trenum was found unresponsive at his home this morning. went to district high school in nokesville. a cause of death was not confirmed but they tell fox 5 the death does not appear to be accidental. >> he of the one person that everybody was friends -- he was the one person that everybody was friends. with he was funny and could pretty much make everybody laugh and...
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she was from virginia. her friend said a fight broke out and a man was kicked out of the party but he returned and started shooting. the gunman is still on the loose. >>> the head of a georgia megachurch accused of inappropriate sexual conduct did not address the issue during sunday services. bishop eddie long is facing sexual relations with young boys. in church yesterday, while some wanted him to address the charges, he promised to fight. >> i want you to know one other thing, i feel like david against goliath. but i got five rocks, and i haven't thrown one yet. >> after service, we wanted him maybe to say he did not do the things that have been leveled against him, and that was not said. >> federal and state authorities are not investigating the bishop because george's age of con -- because georgia's age of consent is 16. >>> coming up next on fox 5 morning news, 7:19, former air force officers making allegations of ufo's that shut down nuclear weapons. find out who is pushing for answers after the break
she was from virginia. her friend said a fight broke out and a man was kicked out of the party but he returned and started shooting. the gunman is still on the loose. >>> the head of a georgia megachurch accused of inappropriate sexual conduct did not address the issue during sunday services. bishop eddie long is facing sexual relations with young boys. in church yesterday, while some wanted him to address the charges, he promised to fight. >> i want you to know one other thing,...
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support, republicans won in new jersey and virginia. this fall, ayers is targeting swing states like michigan and wisconsin and florida. hoping to boost the number of g.o.p. governors from the current 24. >> why at age 10 were you a staunch republican? >> chris: ayers has always been in a hurry. back in 1992, he tried to persuade his mother not to vote for bill clinton. >> i've just always believed in individual responsibility. >> chris: at age ten you thought that? >> yeah, i really did. i always worked summer jobs, washing cars or cutting grass. i wanted to buy my own cars, baseball card and bicycles. >> chris: he quit college as a 19-year-old freshman to help elect sonny purdue. it was purdue who brought him to washington. ayers plans to leave the r.g.a. after november. he will be one of the hottest properties for republican presidential candidates. >> have any of the contenders approached you? >> look, we're all focussed on 2010. >> chris: any contenders -- >> we are focussed on 2010. we are going to make a difference. americans are
support, republicans won in new jersey and virginia. this fall, ayers is targeting swing states like michigan and wisconsin and florida. hoping to boost the number of g.o.p. governors from the current 24. >> why at age 10 were you a staunch republican? >> chris: ayers has always been in a hurry. back in 1992, he tried to persuade his mother not to vote for bill clinton. >> i've just always believed in individual responsibility. >> chris: at age ten you thought that?...